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Jack Daniel's whiskey spokesperson denies involvement with whiskey-themed CBS program prominently displaying the company's logo (hexbear.net)
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https://xcancel.com/prem_thakker/status/2011482204929462473#m

https://bsky.app/profile/premthakker.bsky.social/post/3mcfligu65k2h

A Jack Daniel’s spokesperson had previously told the Daily Beast that the company was not sponsoring any whiskey-themed segment on CBS. That led to questions about programming on the nightly broadcast, which Dokoupil has led since last Monday, when he self-admittedly got off to a rocky start.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/cbs-cooked-up-whiskey-fridays-stunt-for-maga-coded-anchor/

Larry Ellison took control of CBS News in October to make it more Zionist and right wing. Bari Weiss was appointed as the Editor-in-Chief. Recently, Tony Dokoupil was appointed as a new lead anchor because of his Zionist views.

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[–] Rojo27@hexbear.net 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lots of people are asking questions about my giant Jack Daniel's sign on the set of a national news program that are already answered by my giant Jack Daniel's sign.

[–] microfiche@hexbear.net 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

[–] dead@hexbear.net 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The funniest thing about the Ron Swanson character is that chuds don't realize that the character is making fun of Republicans. Nick Offerman is a huge lib in real life. He was a guest on one of the early episodes of Trillbilly Worker's Party podcast.

[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He was also in a music video for the song COCAINE by FIDLAR

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] Krem@hexbear.net 25 points 1 week ago

that fucking news desk in the middle of a fake whiskey bar chefs-kiss

finally a serious news show for real men. with whiskey

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What the fucking fuck

At Bluesky I kept seeing CBS "Whiskey Fridays" jokes but even though I'm curious by nature - I ignored it. I had to learn the habit of not googling random Bluesky stuff. So much of it is stupid, pointless inside baseball lib stuff and after I google I feel silly. Also - I assumed it couldn't be what I assumed it was.

[–] dead@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think libs really started noticing that CBS was compromised after they censored the CECOT segment for Trump. Though John Oliver did a segment about Bari Weiss when she did a takeover of CBS in October.

The Tony Dokoupil interview of Pete Hegseth after kidnapping Maduro was vile.

[–] microfiche@hexbear.net 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The Tony Dokoupil interview of Pete Hegseth after kidnapping Maduro was vile.

Pure propaganda. I didnt know that interview had taken place but there is only one reason to do an interview like that and it's to get out the narrative that you want out.

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago

Hahaha what the fuck are they doing

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 14 points 1 week ago

"Yeah, I'm a red blooded American man. I drive a truck with truck nuts on it. I eat red meat that's cooked in tallow. I eat a cereal called Man Cereal. If I absolutely need to drink water, I drink LIQUID DEATH. If I need vitamin C, I drink FRUIT BLOOD. I get my news from Joe Rogan (a leftist weed smoker), Tucker Carlson (a right winger whose head's on straight) and Whisky Fridays (apolitical), so I consider myself a centrist. I love country music, I listen to whole playlists curated for my demographic about trucks, god, women and drinkin' beer, and it's only sometimes AI slop (which I cannot distinguish from a real artist). I could not name a single Hank Williams song. I live in a state where my vote is worth 6x that of someone from Commiefornia. I constantly drive with a blood alcohol level of 0.09 and 5 mph over the limit, which is fine because my uncle is the sheriff and my other uncle is a lawyer."

[–] microfiche@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So the owners and/or shareholders of Jack Daniel's need to sell some barrels of booze since Canadia is boycotting US whiskey or what

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago

They should target their real customer base, the underaged drinkers.

[–] The_hypnic_jerk@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago

Getting publicly drunk and no one invited me to host wtf

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Heh, freakin' whiskey and cigars.

[–] InexplicableLunchFiend@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Bacon, gentlemen and gentlefemales. Bacon.

[–] OttoboyEmpire@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

After around 2 years of dating, Dokoupil eloped with fellow broadcast journalist Katy Tur in October 2017.

bro!

[–] dead@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

He converted to Judaism when he married her. His conversion required him to get circumcised but he had already been circumcised as a child. Basically he's double circumcised. They did some ceremony where they slice the skin to draw a drop of blood. He published a whole essay about it.

There's speculation that he might be divorced now. In 2023, he said his wife and kids live in Israel.

[–] OttoboyEmpire@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That was his first wife.

This is so upsetting. Can't she just be in love with someone who is more handsome and successful than me but also not a zionist. Nauseating.

[–] OttoboyEmpire@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

(i am not going to look up Alex Wagner's love life rn. i dont want to know.)

[–] TheDeed@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago

They did some ceremony where they slice the skin to draw a drop of blood.

Yeah, they did a Hatafam dam brit. I remember this article being unusual because it is not common for converts in the more liberal stream of Judaism (liberal as in less stringent religious rules, not politics) to have this done.

Also, they dont typically slice the skin, it's usually a tiny lancet, like the ones diabetics use for blood sugar.

[–] LetterLiker@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

Ole Tony Two-Cuts

[–] Hestia@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

CBS should make every day "Whiskey Fridays" because the only way I'd find watching CBS enjoyable is if I'm drunk.